Title 58 — PUBLIC LANDS

58-301. Appraisement — Fee — Reappraisement — Appropriation for appraisement. The board may cause all lands belonging to the state to be appraised, at such times, in such manner and by such means as the board shall decide, and may require the actual cost of an appraisal to be col…

58-302. grazing management plans. (1) As used in this section, "grazing management plan" means a written agreement between the lessee and the department of lands, or between the lessee and another public agency and approved by the department, designed to meet the resource objecti…

58-303. permits. (1) At any time, a current state grazing lessee may make application to the department of lands to convert his state grazing lease into a state grazing permit if the lessee believes the land is so qualified. Application forms shall be provided by the department. …

58-304. Leases. (1) The state board of land commissioners may lease any portion of the state land at a rental amount fixed and determined by the board. The rental amount shall be due and payable by the date and upon the terms set by the board in the lease. Provided however, all g…

58-304A. Forfeiture of cottage site leases — New leases — Collections — Disposition. Upon forfeiture of a cottage site lease as provided in section 39-3610, Idaho Code, as amended, the department issuing the cottage site lease shall, as a condition of any new lease of such cottag…

58-305. Payment of rental in advance — Extension of time — Adjustment of competitive bid rental rates. All leases of state land, except mineral leases, shall be conditional upon the payment of rental, in advance, and a violation of this condition shall work a forfeiture of the le…

58-306. Notice of lien for rent. Whenever state land is leased, the director of the department of lands may file with the county recorder of the county in which said land is situated a notice of lien, stating the description of the land, the number of the lease and the name of th…

58-307. Term of lease — Application for renewal — Allowance for improvements. (1) No lease of state trust lands shall be for a longer term than twenty (20) years. (2) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, all state lands may be leased for a period of up to twenty-five (25)…

58-308. Improvements — Filing of receipt for payment — Mistake and fraud. Should anyone apply to lease any of the lands belonging to the state upon which there are improvements belonging to another party, before the lease shall issue, he shall file in the office of the state boar…

58-309. Bond of lessee — Penalty. In leasing state lands the state board of land commissioners may require of the lessee such a bond as shall secure the state against loss or waste, or occupation of the land for more than thirty (30) days after the cancellation or expiration of t…

58-310. Two or more applicants for same land — Auction of lease. Except as otherwise authorized: (1) When two (2) or more persons apply to lease the same land, the director of the department of lands, or his agent, shall, at a stated time, and at such place as he may designate, a…

58-311. Leases of mineral springs. The state board of land commissioners shall have full power and authority to make leases of the lands of the state of Idaho, containing mineral springs or mineral waters for such periods as they may deem advisable, not exceeding fifty (50) years…

58-312. Occupation of land without lease — Penalty — Suit for civil damages. All persons using or occupying any state land without a lease from the state, and all persons who shall use or occupy state lands for more than thirty (30) days after the cancellation or expiration of a …

58-313. Sale of state land. The state board of land commissioners may at any time direct the sale of any state lands, in such parcels as they shall deem for the best interests of the state. All sales of state lands shall be advertised in four (4) consecutive issues of some weekly…

58-313A. Notice to commissioners of county — Objection by commissioners or person aggrieved. Whenever the state board of land commissioners shall have determined to direct the sale of state lands in the manner provided in section 58-313, Idaho Code, they shall first give notice i…

58-314. Place and terms of sale — Cash sales — Noxious weed districts. All sales of state lands shall be held in Ada county unless otherwise directed by the state board of land commissioners. Any such sale held away from Ada county shall take place at the county seat of the count…

58-316. Forfeiture of rights of delinquent purchaser — Reinstatement — Disposition of purchase money. If any purchaser of state land after receiving a certificate of purchase, as provided in this chapter, shall fail to make any of the payments stipulated therein, and the same rem…

58-317. Sales of less than legal subdivisions. The state board of land commissioners may cause any portion of state lands to be laid out in subdivisions of less area than the legal subdivisions of the United States survey, upon showing to the satisfaction of the board that said s…

58-318. Supplying lost certificates. Whenever a certificate of purchase shall be lost or wrongfully withheld by any person from the owner thereof, the state board of land commissioners may receive evidence of such loss or wrongful detention, and upon satisfactory proof of the fac…

58-319. Land board to determine validity of claims. The state board of land commissioners may hear and determine the claims of all persons who may claim to be entitled, in whole or in part, to any lands owned by this state, and the decision of said board shall be final until set …

58-320. Lands exempt from taxation. All lands heretofore sold under the provisions of this chapter shall be exempt from taxation for and during the period of time in which the title to said land is vested in the state of Idaho, but the value of the interest therein of the purchas…

58-321. Rebates of unearned interest on certificates of sale. In all cases where, since January 1, 1917, interest on deferred payments of principal due the state of Idaho on contracts or certificates of sale of state lands has been, or shall hereafter be, paid in advance and duri…

58-322. Rebates of erroneous payments of principal or interest. In all cases of payments of principal or of interest to the state on such certificates of sale, where more than the amount due has been, since January 1, 1917, or hereafter shall be, paid by error or mistake, the amo…

58-323. Unearned interest — Certificate of rebate — Allowance and payment. The officer receiving such final payment of principal for the state in cases of unearned and rebatable interest, or the officer receiving money paid by error or mistake on the principal or interest on such…

58-331. Designation of surplus real property. Real property of the state of Idaho, the use of which by any department, officer, board, commission or other administrative agency of the state shall be terminated by law, and real property in the custody and control of any such agenc…

58-332. Disposal of surplus real property. (1) Upon transfer to it of such surplus real property the state board of land commissioners shall ascertain if such property is suitable for other state use, and if it is, then control and custody thereof shall be relinquished by the boa…

58-333. Disposition of proceeds of sale. The state board of land commissioners shall at all times preserve the integrity of state funds and obligations in the disposition of surplus property; receipts or acquisitions from the property of any special fund shall accrue to such fund…

58-334. Costs of sale and transfer. All costs of sale and of transferring property pursuant to such sale, including advertising, abstract fees and/or title insurance premiums, shall be borne by the purchaser, or in case of negotiated sale, transfer or exchange, shall be borne by …

58-335. Lands exempt from act. This act shall not be construed as applying to any lands or properties acquired under the act of congress, known as the Idaho Admission Act, or in the subsequent operations of the various endowment funds of the state. Nor shall this act apply to any…

58-335A. Other lands exempt from act. The provisions of sections 58-331 through 58-335, Idaho Code, shall not apply to surplus real properties of the Idaho transportation department, with the exclusion of office and maintenance yard sites. The Idaho transportation board shall pro…

58-335B. Governor’s housing committee lands exempt from act. Sections 58-331 through 58-335, Idaho Code, shall not apply to real property if acquired by or on behalf of the governor’s housing committee pursuant to 67-455 or 67-455A, Idaho Code, as the same now exists or may from …

58-336. State lands — Assessment for local benefits. All lands, including school lands, granted lands, escheated lands, or other lands owned by the state of Idaho in fee simple, situated within the limits of any incorporated city, town or local improvement district in this state,…

58-337. Lease of old penitentiary site. To preserve and enhance the cultural, educational, recreational and scenic values of the old penitentiary site at Boise, the state board of land commissioners or any other state agency having jurisdiction and control over the site is author…